Public Information Meeting – Street Rehabilitation Project
PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING!
We invited members of the community to participate in a PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING regarding a STREET REHABILITATION PROJECT along GUNS STREET. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 2, 2020 – 6 PM to 7 PM!
We encourage community members to attend using our teleconference service. There are videoconference and telephonic options.
To join telephonically, please call (262) 358 4229 at the time of the meeting and enter the following conference ID:326 555 677
For videoconference capabilities, please contact Lou Ann Zeamer via e-mail - lzeamer@villageofbellevue.org– by November 30, 2020, and request videoconference capabilities for the meeting. Lou Ann will send you further instructions on how to join the online meeting.
The meeting will also be streamed on our Facebook page!
We look forward to hearing from you regarding this project!
Yard Waste Site Closure – Sunday, November 22, 2020
REMINDER!
The YARD WASTE SITE will be CLOSED for the year after Sunday, November 22, 2020. Please bring the following accepted materials no later than the date of closure:
Some of us get sicker from COVID-19 than others, but all of us can help protect people, places, and experiences that matter most. Taking just a few simple steps to stop the spread of COVID-19 reduces the risk for those around you. Because we’re all connected—by our health, by our actions, and by our commitment to each other. Learn how to protect what’s important to you. When you do, you help protect everyone in Wisconsin.
Wear a Mask Wear a cloth face covering in public settings, especially when it is difficult to practice physical distancing. More on masks.
Keep 6 Feet Apart Stay at least 6 feet away from other people when possible when you leave your home. More on keeping your distance.
Wash your Hands Wash your hands regularly for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. More on handwashing.
Stay Home if You Can Stay at home as much as possible and especially if you are sick. Cancel events and avoid groups, gatherings, play dates, and nonessential appointments. Know the symptoms.
Share on social media how #YouStopTheSpread
Are you following our simple tips to protect your friends, family, and our community from COVID-19? Help us spread the word by taking a picture of yourself (feel free to include friends) doing your part (wearing a mask, washing your hands, staying 6 feet from others), and post on your social media accounts using the hashtag #YouStopTheSpread. Be sure to say why you are doing your part, like: I'm protecting my dad or grandma, supporting essential workers, or helping local businesses stay open. We look forward to seeing you.
Gov. Evers Executive Order 94: Relating to Actions Every Wisconsinite Should Take
On November 10, the Governor of the State of Wisconsin issued Executive Order #94, which provided the following recommendations on what the people of Wisconsin can do to slow the spread of COVID-19. The executive order recommends that everyone stay home as much as possible and make only necessary trips.
The order also recommends:
•All Individuals should avoid gatherings of any size between people who don’t live together, keep physical distance, wear face coverings, provide emotional support to others, avoid travel to second homes.
•People sick or with symptoms should stay home, don’t work or go to school, get tested
•Vulnerable individuals should continue to stay home and isolate if you live with others who aren’t able to stay home.
•Business should limit staff and customers, alternative teams or stagger shifts, put in additional safety measures when remote work isn’t possible (require masks, meet virtually, keep 6 ft and maximize airflow), offer curbside services & online payments/appointment, screen employees for symptoms, increase cleaning and disinfection.
If you have school-age children or are an educator, H2O for Life has resources for you to discuss the complicated issue of the global water crisis. Although water is readily accessible to the residents of the Village of Bellevue, there is an urgent need for clean water, sanitation, and hygiene education in schools and communities around the world.
H2O for Life has developed a Global Leadership Lessons Set! These lessons were designed to help students explore concepts of leadership and service through the lens of the global water crisis. If you are an advisor for a service-oriented student organization like student councils, honor societies, or other groups, these five lessons will be incredibly helpful in facilitating discussion and encouraging the growth of your students' leadership skills...especially while distance learning!
To learn more about these lessons, please watch the short tutorial video they have put together:
If these are of interest to you, you can download them for free here (website login required). We hope that you find these helpful while you are teaching the next generation of global changemakers.
As of November 1st, winter seasonal uses/trailers may now be parked in the driveway or on an approved hard surface adjacent to the garage subject to the regulations of the Village of Bellevue Zoning Code. Winter seasonal uses include snowmobile trailers, ATV trailers, or utility trailers. These items may continue to be parked in these areas until May 1st of 2021.
Residents have until December 1st to park any summer seasonal use in the driveway or on an approved hard surface adjacent to the garage subject to the regulations of the Village of Bellevue Zoning Code. Summer seasonal uses include boats, campers, RV's, personal watercraft trailers, etc. These items may be returned to the driveway on April 1st of 2021.
If you have any questions, please refer to Chapter 500-1920 of the Village Zoning Code or contact the Community Development department.
Inquiries from our residents and property owners regarding the Village’s snow removal operations are some of the most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) we receive. Provided below are some of those questions, particularly ones we’ve received since the Winter Storm Ashley event. We hope that having some of these answers will allow you to be more informed of future events and better understand why it is we conduct operations as we do. As needed, staff is planning to continue to provide answers to additional FAQ’s as we get them.
Question: Does the Village call in extra staff for large snowfalls? The Village has seven Public Works employees and seven snow plows as well as additional smaller equipment. For small events or special ice control operations, not all employees may be deployed for operations. However, for the majority of events that require a full and complete clearing of roadways all seven employees are dedicated to operations. The Village does not maintain extra staffing or extra snowplows to call in just for large events. The Village is proud to have very dedicated and experienced snow plow operators which allow us to operate in the manner we do.
Question: Why does it sometimes take so long for my street to get plowed? The Village clears streets based on a priority program; Priority 1 roads, Priority 2 roads, then Priority 3, and finally parking lots and trails. The Village performs snow and ice control on over 71 miles of street, 117 dead ends and cul-de-sacs, 3.75 miles of trails, 4 parking lots, and 4.5 miles of sidewalks in each winter event. Brown County Highway Dept. is responsible for plowing and salting the County highways in Bellevue. At times crews are rerouted to assist emergency responders to their destinations and emergency-related radio communications are also monitored to ensure timely assistance. How long it takes to clear the streets is unique to each snowfall. Factors such as how much snow, how wet the snow is, wind conditions, forecasted time to stop snowing, traffic and parked vehicles can all impact when operators are dispatched and the time it takes. As a general rule, all streets can be plowed in approximately 7-9 hours from when the snow stops under normal conditions.
Question: When I call the Village Office, why can’t you tell me when my road will be done? The Village does have sophisticated GPS and mapping systems that are utilized in our operations. While many of our operators clean their assigned zones generally in the same manner from one event to the next, this is not always the case or possible for every event. Operators may be reassigned to an emergency, face slowed operations due to parking or traffic, or have equipment issues. Therefore, the Village can’t accurately provide estimates on when specific roads will be completed. In addition, to get such information would require direct radio communication with our operators which we try to minimize for their safety and the safety of the traveling public. Overall, the Village understands how a large event can significantly disrupt travel and we ask for your patience. Please understand we will do our best to answer questions during or after an event, but we are unable to provide timelines or re-route our operators unless there is an emergency. If there is an emergency, please call 9-1-1.
Question: When there is a large snow event, why don’t they just plow one pass down a road so people can get out? Taking a single pass down a road has been found to significantly extend the total time required to complete snow operations after an event. When this method has been used in the past, the Village receives a significant increase in complaints usually due to driveways that have been cleared by a homeowner then become almost impassible when the plow does complete a full clearing. In addition, the snow coming off of the plow blade in a large event can be quite high and a single pass through an intersection can therefore essentially create a roadblock within an intersection. As necessary this method may be used to clear primary roads within a subdivision strictly for emergency purposes.
We hope this information is helpful. Please always remember to maintain a safe distance from a snowplow of at least 200’ per State Law and give care when driving near a plow. For more information visit the Village’s Snow & Ice Control page on the Village website which includes snow plow route maps.
